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Investigators are not ready to comment on motive yet, but Hambel knew the victims and was related to one of them.

“The only person who knows why he did it is the shooter,” Indiana State Police Sgt. Jerry Goodin said. “We can't speculate on why. He's the only one that knows why and if he tells us, that will be great. We'd be willing to take that statement.”

Hambel is charged with the murders of Valerie Dicus and Joseph Hobson.

He lived about 2 miles from the crime scene in an apartment on Aspen Drive.

“He was from the city of Salem and obviously he was family to one of the victims, and luckily we were able to get a good tip from the Salem Police Department and follow it on through to an arrest,” Goodin said.

Hambel's arrest came just hours after the bodies of Dicus and Hobson were found inside their home on Small Street Saturday morning.

News of the double homicide left neighbors uneasy.

Many said drugs are a problem in the area.

Investigators are not ready to say if that played a part in the crime, but they don't deny it's an issue they deal with more and more.

“It's not only in the city of Salem. It's everywhere in southern Indiana and all across the state of Indiana and all across the United States,” Goodin said.

Hambel is being held at the Washington County Detention Center.

He'll go before a judge Tuesday.

Indiana State Police said it is an ongoing investigation.

While they are confident Hambel was the shooter, they will follow up on any leads.